A McDonald’s franchise in Massachusetts is apologizing after some found their Halloween decorations that included a man hanging from a tree offensive.
Matt Reed writes:
.@McDonalds is apologizing after these Halloween decorations were put up in their North Andover restaurant. Customers we spoke with tonight are split about whether the image is offensive #WCVB
.@McDonalds is apologizing after these Halloween decorations were put up in their North Andover restaurant. Customers we spoke with tonight are split about whether the image is offensive #WCVB pic.twitter.com/wnRfhmV8zP
— Matt Reed (@MattReedNews) October 24, 2019
Some on social media agreed with the decision.
Adnak wrote “Definitely not appropriate. Why are we associating Halloween with lynching which obviously this is undoubtedly a display of such an act.”
Definitely not appropriate. Why are we associating Halloween with lynching which obviously this is undoubtedly a display of such an act.
— Adnak (@Flavaboyfan) October 25, 2019
Others argued consumers are too sensitive nowadays.
One twitter user wrote “It’s so obviously a Halloween decoration. Get over it.”
It's so obviously a Halloween decoration. Get over it.
— Live Free Or Deb ❄❄❄ (@livefreeordeb) October 29, 2019
Yahoo reports a McDonald’s franchise in Massachusetts is apologizing for any “unintended offense” that may have been caused by a controversial Halloween decoration it displayed earlier this month.
College student Erik Pocock noticed the design when visiting the chain’s North Andover, Mass., location with his friends last week. As he got to the register to check out, Pocock noticed a series of stickers in front of the register.
One of those stickers included what appeared to be a man hanging from a tree by a noose — an image he immediately found offensive.
“My friends and I were completely shocked that a large establishment like McDonald’s would put decorations like these up for all to see. It’s disgusting, insensitive and I can’t believe someone thought this was a good idea,” Pocock told TODAY on Monday.
Pocock shot a video of the decoration and posted it to his Twitter page, which is private. He tagged the primary McDonald’s account in his tweet, asking the company, “Can you explain this?”
The video went viral, with local news outlets and Twitter commenters sharing images of the sticker and debating its offensiveness.
This article was written by the staff of TheConservativeOpinion.com